News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Chairman expresses condolences to Turkmen people over death of leader, offers Organization's help on democratic reforms
Publishing date: 21 December 2006
BRUSSELS, 21 December 2006- OSCE Chairman Karel De Gucht expressed condolences to the people of Turkmenistan today after the death of their president, and said the OSCE stood ready to help with the ensuing transition and to advance democratic reforms...
OSCE Mission, Roma Women's Network organize visit of young Roma people to Serbian Parliament
Publishing date: 16 December 2006
BELGRADE, 16 December 2006- A group of 80 young people from Roma settlements in western Serbia visited the National Assembly today. The visit was part of the OSCE Mission's...
OSCE admitted as observer to Eurasian Group on combating money-laundering and financing of terrorism
Publishing date: 15 December 2006
VIENNA, 15 December 2006- The OSCE has been admitted as an observer to the seven-member Eurasian Group on Combating Money-Laundering and the Financing of Terrorism at a meeting in Moscow today. It joins other international organizations, including...
Challenges persist in Kosovo's criminal justice system, OSCE Mission says
Publishing date: 14 December 2006
PRISTINA, 14 December 2006- Kosovo's court system must continue to work toward effective fulfillment of the rule of law, which is the best way to ensure public confidence in the criminal justice system, according to an OSCE Mission report...
Irregular expropriations lead to property rights violations in Kosovo, says OSCE Mission
Publishing date: 13 December 2006
PRISTINA, 13 December 2006- Despite improvements, public authorities in Kosovo continue to either inappropriately apply or avoid expropriation procedures, which leads to human rights violations, concluded a report issued by the OSCE Mission today...
OSCE Mission to announce "Persons of the Year" at reception tomorrow
Publishing date: 12 December 2006
BELGRADE, 12 December 2006- The OSCE Mission to Serbia will announce the winners of its "Persons of the Year" awards in Belgrade tomorrow. Organized for the first time...
OSCE, UN and Kosovo institutions launch campaign to improve land governance and address informal settlements
Publishing date: 12 December 2006
PRISTINA, 12 December 2006- A joint campaign on urban upgrading and informal settlements was launched today by the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, the United Nations Human Settlements Programme and Kosovo's Provisional Institutions of Self-Government...